Grant: Rangers' qualifying offer to Josh Hamilton a 'no brainer,' but there's no way he'll accept it

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9. Two-homer game against the Yankees in Game 4 of 2010 ALCS; October 19, 2010: Bengie Molina's three-run shot off A.J. Burnett is what most remember from this crucial game that put the Rangers in control of their first-ever ALCS, but Hamilton's two blasts did three things: it tied an LCS record, it ensured that the Yankees would pitch around him the rest of the series (Hamilton was intentionally walked three times in the deciding game), and it cinched up the ALCS MVP award for Hamilton, who finished the series with a .350/.536/1.000 slash line and four home runs in six games.

Catch SportsDay On Air twice per week on Fox Sports Southwest, when Dallas Morning News experts discuss hot sports topics from the Cowboys, Mavericks, Stars, Rangers and colleges (check our TV listings for air times). Here are a few highlights from Monday's episode featuring Rick Gosselin and Evan Grant:

On the Rangers making a qualifying offer to Josh Hamilton:

Grant: “It’s very worthy of the Rangers because they offered him a $450,000 cut from last year. This $13.3 million dollar offer is a mandated offer by baseball. In order to get draft pick compensation for Hamilton if he signs somewhere else. In Josh’s case, it’s a no brainer because he made $13.75 million last year. From a Rangers perspective, it makes all the sense in the world. There is no risk, but there is no way Josh Hamilton signs that.

Gosselin: “I don’t think he’s going to play here next year. If Prince Fielder could get that money in the 11th hour last year, somebody is going to give it to Josh. I don’t the Rangers will put the top offer on the table for him.”

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